Neve 33609JD - Stereo Compressor/Limiter

Hand-built to its original 1970’s specifications, the Neve 33609JD Stereo Compressor offers comprehensive limiting and compression facilities for music recording, mastering, post production and broadcast applications. The combination of hand-wired transformers and gain reduction circuitry produces a sound quality which is often duplicated, yet seldom achieved by any other compressor / limiter. Coupled with the unit’s unparalleled ease of use, this inimitable sound quality has made the 33609 a worldwide studio standard for three decades.

The hallmark 33609 compression sound is very smooth, and extreme settings may be used with the compression or limiting remaining relatively transparent. After several versions of this classic Neve compressor over the years, today's 33609JD provides the best of both worlds: original Neve 33609 sound, with enhanced internal and external I/O switching compared to the original model. The 33609JD also utilises a discrete output stage like the original model, for a slightly warmer sound that is preferred by many professionals over previous iterations. Multiple units can be easily linked for multi-channel operation.

The 33609JD features independent sidechains for the compressor and limiter sections, with similarly independent threshold, recovery and attack controls. The compressor features a selection of ratios from 1.5:1 to 6:1 and a gain make-up control that comes before the limiter. Overall gain reduction is indicated on a moving coil meter.

Much like our classic 1073 and 1081 microphone preamplifiers, the 33609JD Stereo Compressor is often cited as a "desert island" compressor - one which a healthy sampling of the world’s top engineers and producers would choose above all others.

Warranty and Returns

All our stock is sourced from official UK suppliers. We do not sell grey imports. This means that you are fully covered by the manufacturers warranties.

It isn't working!

The first thing to do is contact us and let us know. You’ll need to give us as much information as you can on the fault, when it happened and what you've tried to get it working. We’ll do our best to confirm the fault either over the phone or via email and check that nothing's being missed. If it looks like a genuine fault, we’ll give you an authorisation. Number and you can send it back to us.

Once it's back with us, we’ll test it fully to confirm the fault. If it was a new purchase and within 30 days of you buying it, except in rare cases, we will swap it out. Outside of that time, the process will vary depending on the manufacturer and their warranty. We’ll do our best to keep you in the loop as to what to expect and when so you can plan around it.

I just don't like it!

We've all bought something that wasn't quite right. If you're buying something and you’re not 100% sure, we offer a no quibble return within 14 days. All we ask is that you return it to us in the condition that you received it in. If items are returned incomplete or with damaged packaging we might have to charge a restocking fee.

Software

Software products are all covered by the licensing conditions of the software manufacturer. This means that once the seal has been broken or a download redeemed, we cannot return the item. If you are having problems with it running on your system, we’re here to help and check that you’ve not missed anything but it is normally up to the manufacturer to support you.

Special Orders and Custom Products.

Items that have either been special ordered for you or are custom builds are not eligible for return unless we have made a mistake with the specification.

We display the list price on our catalogue, but sometimes the street price is quite a bit lower than what manufacturers recommend. We do our best to be competitive on price and match where we can. If you're after something specific, contact us for a quotation on 0121 270 5652

We display the list price on our catalogue, but sometimes the street price is quite a bit lower than what manufacturers recommend. We do our best to be competitive on price and match where we can. If you're after something specific, contact us for a quotation on 0121 270 5652

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